Melgaço
Melgaço is a locality in União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Melgaço is situated nearby to the neighborhood Galvão, as well as near Carvalhiças.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century.
Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço
Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço is a church.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prado and Roussas.
Prado
Village
Prado is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 468 inhabitants and a total area of 2.61 km2.
Roussas
Village
Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila e Roussas. It has a population of 1139 inhabitants and a total area of 4.46 km2.
Remoães
Village
Remoães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 124 inhabitants and a total area of 0.96 km2.
Melgaço
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Melgaco”
- Location: União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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